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| spare time toys |
  Oct 15 2005, 11:13 AM
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hooked on grilling food.  Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I got the MOMO wheel from Dougc and am going to recover it. I have got the leather coming. Is there anyplace to learn a baseball stich?
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| bradtho |
Aug 23 2010, 02:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 22-December 09 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 11,165 Region Association: None |
I restitched the original leather on my steering wheel this weekend. I thought I'd share a few details that I couldn't find beforehand.
I couldn't find waxed nylon thread but did find waxed cotton. it was a little thicker than the original (or what was left of the original). It feels great now. Since I still had the old leather on I didn't bother with the stitching guide, I was able to just follow the impressions in the leather and figure it out. I believe it was a cross stitch. The big sections took about 84 inches of thread and the small sections about 30. This was an original bow-tie steering wheel. Of course that's the amount of thread used, you need more for making the final pulls and tying the knot. I bought 9 yards. You absolutely do not want to run out of thread, so buy extra just to be sure. I used 2 curved needles. not sure why SpecialK felt that 1 needle was easier. I'm embarrassed to say how many hours this took, at least 10. I'm glad I did it, but I will never do it again. The comment about hammering your knees makes a lot more sense now. |
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